HC Deb 05 April 2001 vol 366 cc260-2W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many requests for(a) revisions and (b) supersessions were received in each month since November 1999. [154838]

Mr. Bayley

The information is in the table.

Disability Living Allowance requests for reconsiderations1 and supersessions received in each month since November 1999
Month Reconsiderations Supersessions
November 1999 16,012 12,760
December 1999 10,419 8,056
January 2000 6,691 3,091
February 2000 6,201 14,148
March 2000 7,886 15, 518
April 2000 6,361 11,759
May 2000 8,433 14,713
June 2000 9,346 14,284
July 2000 10,924 14,357
August 2000 10,812 12,691
September 2000 8,830 12,148
October 2000 9,634 13,359
November 2000 9,454 13,662
December 2000 6,198 8,330
January 2001 8,925 14,508
February 2001 8,566 13,938
1 Reconsiderations are revisions under the new system of decision making and appeals which was introduced in October 1999

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 100 per cent. data

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of decisions on a request for(a) revision and (b) supersession were made in favour of the claimant in each month since November 1999. [154835]

Mr. Bayley

The information is in the table.

Percentage of Disability Living Allowance reconsideration and supersession decisions made in favour of the claimant in each month from November 1999
Month Reconsiderations Supersessions
November 1999 24 65
December 1999 21 54
January 2000 25 50
February 2000 25 50
March 2000 26 50
April 2000 26 49
May 2000 25 48
June 2000 23 47
July 2000 26 53
August 2000 27 53
September 2000 30 53
October 2000 31 53
November 2000 31 53
December 2000 31 53
January 2001 31 52
February 2001 31 53

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 100 per cent. data

Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what proportion of(a) initial claims, (b) renewal claims, (c) reviews and (d) appeals were decided in favour of the claimant in each quarter of each year since 1996. [154837]

Mr. Bayley

The information is in the table.

Percentage of Disability Living Allowance initial claim, renewal claim, review and appeal decisions made in favour of the claimant in each quarter since 1996
Quarter Initial claims Renewal claims Reviews1 Appeals
March 1996 48 85 41 60
June 1996 47 84 41 63
September 1996 47 83 41 38
December 1996 47 83 60 56
March 1997 46 82 40 38
June 1997 45 80 59 54
September 1997 45 79 39 35
December 1997 46 79 56 51
March 1998 46 77 34 47
June 1998 45 77 34 48
September 1998 46 78 34 47
December 1998 46 79 34 48
March 1999 46 79 33 49
June 1999 46 80 33 49
September 1999 47 81 33 48
December 1999 51 81 33 48
March 2000 52 80 36 47
June 2000 51 81 39 47
September 2000 50 84 43 46
December 2000 51 85 43 48
1Includes reconsiderations and supersessions under the revised system of decision making and appeals introduced in October 1999.

Source:

DSS Information Centre: 100 per cent. data.